Free co-op mode available for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

THQ announced today that the co-op mode for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is now available for PlayStation 3 and PC, while the Xbox 360 will get it soon. All you have to do is log into the PlayStation Network or Steam and you'll be prompted to download a small update which will add the co-op mode, called Exterminatus, onto the menu system and guide them through the download process. Read on for more about the co-op mode.

FREE CO-OP MODE AVAILABLE FOR WARHAMMER®40,000®: SPACE MARINE®

Stand-alone Exterminatus Mode Available To Download And Play Now

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. Oct 25, 2011 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that the co-op mode for Warhammer® 40,000®: Space Marine®, ‘Exterminatus’ is available on Playstation®3 and PC to download for free. The version for the Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will go live soon.

Players who log onto Playstation® Network or STEAM® will be prompted to download a small update which will add Exterminatus to the menu system and guide them through the add-on content download. The process for Xbox®360 will be the same when it goes live.

Space Marine’s Exterminatus mode pits an elite squad of four Space Marines against hordes of alien enemies in a score based fight to the death. Players can choose the Tactical Marine, Devastator or Assault Marine as well as utilizing any weapons and perks available to those classes.

Each of Exterminatus Mode’s scenarios, ‘Assault on Hab Center Andreas’ and ‘Escape From Kalkys Facility,’ feature global leader boards challenging players to better their scores by completing dynamic challenges as well as utilizing score modifiers which increase game difficulty in exchange for additional points.

Experience earned while playing this mode counts towards the game’s multiplayer ranks, allowing players to earn progression in both Co-Op and multiplayer.

Jim Huntley, Vice President of Global Brand Management commented,

“We are delighted to be able to reward the loyal fans of Space Marine with a new free mode to extend and enhance their game play experience. Exterminatus will provide a rewarding new challenge to players old and new.”

Space Marine’s Exterminatus mode is available to download for free on the Playstation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. The Xbox®360 version will be available for free soon.

About Space Marine
When wave after wave of savage ORKS descend upon the Forge World GRAIA, it is up to humanity’s greatest warriors to win the planet back.

They are SPACE MARINES, genetically modified, encased in hallowed armor, the equivalent of one hundred lesser men. They live only to defend the Imperium, and to slay its enemies in a war that never ends.

CAPTAIN TITUS, along with his comrades LEANDROS and SIDONUS, lead a detachment of these Space Marines onto the Forge World. There, they quickly discover that the fight against the Orks is not all that requires their attention. An Imperial Inquisitor named DROGAN needs help securing an experimental POWER SOURCE, before the Orks do so themselves.

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